Lyman Abbott believes that Emilio Aguinaldo should be allowed to visit the United States to present his views on the Philippines, or at least encouraged to present his views in writing to the Roosevelt administration. Original and typewritten copy.

Lyman Abbott reviews his interview with Archbishop Ireland concerning the friar
and land controversy in the Philippines. Ireland hopes to use money from the land sales for
religious and educational work in the Philippines. He would like the friars retained in the Philippines under the aut...

Carl Abel writes to his "dear friend" to say that the Russian Government inserted
an anonymous letter in the London Sunday Times outlining a suggested peace for the Russo-Japanese War in which Russia would evacuate Manchuria, pay a fee to Japan, and Japan would maintain control of Ko...

To augment his previous letter, Carl Abel tells his "dear friend" that Japan
seems unwilling to accept the truce proposed by Russia in the newspaper article. He goes on to speculate on the international relations consequences of the possible outcomes of the conflict.

Draft of a response to the telegram from Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks hoping for Ted Roosevelt's recovery from pneumonia. The draft has been submitted for approval by Assistant Secretary Adee and marked as "OK."